Nairobi

[nahy-roh-bee]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Kenya, in the SW part.

Nairobi

/ naɪˈrəʊbɪ /

noun

1. the capital of Kenya, in the southwest, at an altitude of 1650 m (5500 ft): founded in 1899; became capital in 1905; commercial and industrial centre; the Nairobi National Park (a game reserve) is nearby. Pop: 2 818 000 (2005 est)

Nairobi

1. Capital of Kenya and largest city in the country, located in southern Kenya.

Nairobi is a center for tourist safaris.

It was the capital of British East Africa — Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, and Zanzibar (see Tanzania) — from 1905 until the colonies became independent in the early 1960s.

Example Sentences

The other match in the section also produced a 2-0 result, with Wydad Casablanca of Morocco scoring twice in the opening half against surprise qualifiers Nairobi United of Kenya.

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She then got on a plane at Ramon Airport in Israel’s southern desert before changing planes in Nairobi.

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The Palestinian embassy in South Africa has said the group left Israel's Ramon Airport and flew to the country via the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, "without any prior note or coordination".

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"These are people from Gaza who somehow mysteriously were put on a plane that passed by Nairobi and came here," he said.

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Ramaphosa said the group "somehow mysteriously were put on a plane that passed by Nairobi" and flew to South Africa, reports the News24 site.

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